Dax Jordan is an American actor and standup comedian. He was born and lives in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Sandy, Oregon.

Standup comedy

Jordan has performed as a stand up comedian since 2005, appearing several times at the

Bridgetown Comedy Festival The Bridgetown Comedy Festival was a stand-up comedy festival located in the Hawthorne district of Portland, Oregon that took place every spring from 2008 to 2017, featuring standup comedy showcases, live podcasts, panel discussions and improv com ...

in Portland, Oregon. He placed third in the 2010

Seattle International Comedy Competition The Seattle International Comedy Competition is a month-long stand-up comedy competition held at various venues throughout Washington State. It has been held every year since 1980 until 2020, when the competition was not run due to pandemic restri ...

. Jordan was also the celebrity host for the awards ceremony of the first annual SymmyS Awards for outstanding palindrome achievement in 2013. The judges for the event included Jordan's inspiration,

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and

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, and ''New York Times'' crossword puzzle editor

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Acting

Jordan has appeared in several movies including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Skyn Deep''. He shot and directed the short film ''Who the F*ck is Chip Seinfeld?'', which was later expanded into a feature

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by the filmmaker Mike Newman.

References

External links

* *
Dax Jordan videos
at Rooftop Comedy.com
2008 Bridgetown Comedy Festival highlights
* The short fil
''Who the F*ck is Chip Seinfeld?''
Living people Comedians from Oregon Comedians from Los Angeles American male comedians Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-entertainer-stub